Hamlet - in 4 Minutes

[@emmamarlow5523]

"Claudius is not feeling terribly safe at this point."

[@prawiraagung4011]

and so he sent hamlet to brazil

[@undeadpharoah]

English homework, DONE!

[@Verxnify]

Lol

[@technikal270]

Thats why i was here too bro lol

[@itxch1]

Im doing it now LOL

[@protoeuropeanhistorian7369]

Tormund Giantsbane Me aswell wilding

[@mauricioavalos7490]

Hahaha thats right

[@Anznz1]

Just wanted to let you know that this actually helped me with my theater class. Thanks :)

[@AltShiftX]

Alex Cheers

[@SingingSealRiana]

there is a great song about it to, sadly in german so not that helpful to most but it helps with recalling the weird names ^^ Hamlet by the wise guys

[@rohaankhan7523]

So how is it going right now

[@wazzlopiok240]

@@AltShiftX can you cover calculus next

[@viderevero1338]

​@@rohaankhan7523 Lmao. They're not even in school anymore. Might even have kids now.

[@animals523]

That is the best, shortest, straight-to-the-point description I've ever seen. I loved the picture explanation and the thought provoking questions at the end. I would love to see all of Shakespeare's works done like this so kids could understand the story concept first before diving into William's wonderful world of words. Thank you so much! A+

[@LTJProductionOfficial]

"Hey Claudius, you killed my father. BIG MISTAKE" - Hamlet

[@allisonroggen7773]

My name is Hamlet. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Claudius I have killed many father's who specifically

[@kritiandsiddharthaswedding]

My name is Hamlet, you killed my father now prepare to die!

[@tjsMAR]

"stay thy hand, fair prince" *Hamlet pulls out machine gun, "Who says im fair?"

[@zandyzain6241]

"To be or Not To Be" "Not To Be"

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

could've used this couple of years ago lol

[@iFeloh]

Thank. You. So. Much.

[@farcastk0]

Was this before or after the Targaryen conquest?

[@akrybion]

farcastk0 After, Hamlet is really a Targaryan king, the son of Rhaegar and his love interest. Although I think they will skip him in the show.

[@evilthecat13]

Which one?

[@The7nUp]

This was right after, Daenerys targaryen Dies, when Tyrion tries to rape her and in a forced turn of events she falls into precipice, course she did not die right then and there, but was later cannibalized by a group of wild Chimps from Hyrule...

[@fuckingbeast9915]

Hilarious 😆

[@faisalkamal4319]

Hamlet is true Targaryen and Azor Ahai

[@GTAram855]

So, a a quick resume of Hamlet: Everybody dies, and a Prince Ex Machina appears at the end to take the throne

[@S_Warden]

Well they set it up in the first app

[@natsudragneeljaydee1055]

"Hello..... my Name is Hamlet of Denmark!!!!! You kill my father....prepare to die!!!!!" Indigo Hamlet Montoya

[@mehis_meh2110]

Naxus {teen} YESS!

[@AltShiftX]

+Reilly James Hey, I'm replying here because some Google+ nonsense prevents me from responding to your comment directly. Yes, I'd like to make a video about Melisandre, though I have no specific plans for one at the moment. Maybe as part of a broader video about Azor Ahai.

[@reillyfreeman9866]

👍, thanks for the reply

[@timnakatz8843]

I would really love to know more about Azor Ahai or the prince that was promised or Aegon Targaryen VI or The Night King. Any of these would be awesome, the way you layout the video is great, best theory site by far. Your channel is the only one I'm subscribed to :)

[@mrthatguyam]

Talk about the Polinious master plot and how he was the one who tried to get Fortinbras on the Throne.

[@Abdultidus]

Alt Shift X your videos are all awesome!!! PLEASE do a video anaylsing the questions you just asked at the end of this hamlet video (why does hamlet take so long to act, how much does gretude know etc). and PLEASE do ASOIAF Theory related to the letter Robb Stark had sent to Howland Reed!!!

[@vetsjevetsje4370]

Is this a tru story?

[@jennifergrasso8795]

Yes, definitely do more like this. I struggled so much with Shakespeare so back in my school days so this refresher is great for me.

[@AtomicSquid_]

Oh man I love GoT but these educational videos are amazing, you explain everything briefly yet thoroughly. I loved the brain scan video. Make more of these please!

[@AltShiftX]

+Matt Bohorquez Cheers man! Yeah I hope to do more educational stuff in future.

[@finn_underwood]

This video is abosulutely brilliant. I can now go into class tomorow and act like a smartassin in the discussions because I allready know what happens before we even start reading.

[@juliabrandon5779]

I wanted to write to tell you that I linked this video in my literature class, and all who have watched it have really enjoyed it, so thank you for the topic starter; makes class pass by a bit faster if there is something interesting to talk about. I love all of your ASOIAF videos, but I think this is my favorite that you have done. I was wondering if you would consider doing more of these? I think that Othello or The Cask of Amontillado would be awesome, and I would love to see your explanations of these. Have a wonderful day!

[@AltShiftX]

Julia Brandon Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful. Yeah, there'll probably be more literature summary videos in the future.

[@mirayoquese8608]

So Hamlet is Azor Ahai?

[@trappinbrycee1012]

1:44 hating someone so much to NOT kill them just so they don’t go to heaven is S tier hating

[@eleanorpfeferman1608]

2023, yes, we do want more content like this!

[@LuxiBelle]

What if Hamlet is Azor Ahai?

[@tobiashatzebruch2407]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Alex-wm2hk]

that might actually make sense :D if you see the scene in which hamlet talks to his father's ghost for the first time as him being reborn as a person with a new purpose. so the criteria are: -born under the bleeding star: his father was a beloved king, so star and he is dead, so bleeding and since he is a ghost at the time possibly floating above him. - amidst salt and smoke: most productions have some sort of smoke on stage when the ghost appears and it is also said in the text that the ghost leads hamlet to a cliff, to the sea, which is salty. - the red/bruning sword: here it gets tricky. hamlet does carry a sword a befits a nobleman of his time but we never get a detailed description of it. it might very well be red. but later he fights with another, poisoned sword. poison burns through the body and that sword also brings the play and the characters to their just end. - he needs a sacrifice: that would be either love itself or ophelia as a symbol of love. he gives her up and lets her die. it could also be himself if you say that the sword at the end only becomes lightbringer after hamlet has been stabbed with it, so his own life could be the sacrifice. -descended from the targaryens: like asoif, hamlet is plays in an alternate version of european history, now if we say that after the long night and the dawn and everything the world has been rebuilt then hamlet could be a descendent of daenerys. his hair after all is suspiciously blonde. so yes hamlet might be azor ahai after all, just like ser pounce :D

[@teeja.meister8708]

Go away joffrey go back to oblivion

[@NoName-lw1jn]

Got an exam tomorrow.. this short summary will save my life

[@Dr-Med]

Really great for students who are covering one of Shakespeare's works in class as it can be helpful to reference other plays. I'd love more of these about any classic works of literature.

[@MercuryManProduction]

I love this kind of stuff. Don't get me wrong, all the ASOIAF theories are great, but so was this. I just love the style with which you animate and narrate your videos. I will watch your videos, no matter what the subject it. Keep up the good work.

[@adamcauble3674]

I'd like to see more summaries like this! Legit this was the most concise and straightforward summary!

[@clasencoach]

Wow, no wonder I have always felt overwhelmed by this classic. Your speed-walk-through at least helped me get a certain grasp on what is going on. Tagline: ‘It's complicated’.

[@monikasimova5724]

Omg thanks! I just finished reading Hamlet for my literature exam and needed some clarifications :D Greetings from Czech Republic:)

[@yomommie]

Watching this 8 years after it was posted after finishing station eleven where one of the main themes was Hamlet and that the things done in the past have an effect today. Thanks Alt Shift X for all the knowledge over the years especially this one.

[@ingrid2029]

Love this clip! The quotes you give as it progresses are a really helpful and the summary of questions at the end are thought-provoking! 10/10😊

[@davidkglevi]

As director/actor, I'm planning to put on a production of Hamlet in the summer of 2018, and this was a really fun summary. It's always intresting to hear would different people choose to pinpoint in Hamlet, since it's so nuanced and rich.

[@someonelol4771]

did you end up making it

[@davidkglevi]

@@someonelol4771 Unfortunately not. I haven't done it yet, I have done some other Shakespeare plays instead, though. And I also lecture on Shakespeare from time to time, so he is ever present.

[@Claudius_Ptolemy]

This is genuinely one of the best summary videos I have seen, I think you should make more of these on Shakespeare's plays.

[@Gigi-rj6pp]

This is perfect! I have an audition for Hamlet today and I’m very nervous because I’m having a hard time understanding the story. This helped me make acting choices that make more sense

[@brittneystewart723]

I love this guys voice .... I could just learn an listen all day.

[@shortcakes7077]

The Lion King was based off of Hamlet. That's why I love it ^ ^

[@ildlyn8966]

ok

[@SafwanNet]

ahh

[@Whitney2022]

Zelber Wold omg never noticed that 😅

[@Gareth-410]

I've always heard that but I genuinely don't see many similarities.

[@MonsieurMaskedMan]

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[@Carlossantosftw]

Wow, this was amazing, this saved me the trouble of watching the whole hamlet play for my next assignment. Thanks!!

[@penderbayne]

Awesome, could have been 20 minutes longer. And regarding your question at the end: please listen to your heart and put out whatever content you’re personally deeply convicted about. Don’t worry so much about what we want, you’re our leader in this micro community and it’s your artistic sensibilities which guide the direction.

[@davehan241]

You should cover Station Eleven. They're all about the hamlet. Even 8 years on, this video is still a winner.

[@m1punk]

What is this Hamlet and Shakespeare you speak of? New characters in the latest GoT book?

[@AltShiftX]

***** They must be from Sothoryos or something..

[@tictacufo3326]

Alt Shift X lol lol lol

[@merrittanimation7721]

Alt Shift X I'd think they'd be from the Iron Islands

[@zanastumasonis]

out of all the summaries, this was the most clear. thanks!

[@babyb3an3]

Thanks now days of reading was rounded up in 4 minutes thank you🙏🏾

[@katecrawford8327]

Great, thank you. This will make Hamlet accessible for my ESL students.

[@treystaton282]

Alt Shift X You really have a gift. I look forward to all of your videos and you should do other series and explain them. You could make some serious money and help a lot of people with Shakespeare and other hard to read novels. Hamlet was amazing.

[@SniebeI]

Been watching the got videos for months now and while prepping for a literature exam this video got recommended. Didn't look at who if was from, recognised the voice and was so surprised. Thanks for the help!

[@hazymorning1823]

I'd like to see more of this type of video!

[@jamesalvarez8733]

Reference to hamlet: Slavery was the main cause and driving factor of the war with Mexico and the Texas revolt. Had it not existed in our country likely there would not have been a desire for new territory for the cultivation of cotton and sugar or the market of slaves, and thus no strife with Mexico. If you read the war with Mexico reviewed by Abiel Livermore or even the anti Texas legion by Benjamin Lundy, it describes this as the factor without doubt or controversy, it would be like watching the play of hamlet, with hamlet ommitted from the play, an exact quote of the reference of slavery with the Texas revolution and war with Mexico.

[@Zoldyck08]

This summary is great. I hope this video will guide me to our recit tomorrow.

[@SameDaySharpening]

Thank you for all your hard work on making these! They're really good!

[@YeahhBoyee]

Great video man! Im hyped for that Podrick video too though, lol

[@AltShiftX]

***** Haha one day.

[@joncbs]

***** Podrick is Azor Ahai, calling it right here and now

[@matthewgoodman7588]

+Yeahh Boyee POD the ROD

[@looseho]

I half expected a quick postscript to this video to say: "Oh, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstein are dead", just like the small PS they get in the play. There are some truly great lines and expressions in Hamlet. This summary's great.

[@delilah_md-phd]

Please do more William Shakespeare videos. It's helping me.

[@moxbagel]

Loved this. I'd like some exploration of various theories into Shakespearean plays in order to explore some of the depth there.

[@DiaXisHD]

Please make more of this if possible.

[@Sahebaaz75]

Came here to know the original story after watching the Masterpiece "Haider". What an adaptation!

[@mayankbisht7691]

Bismil Bismil Bulbul e Bismil

[@lukaslambs5780]

I’d love to see Alt Schwift X talk about this, I think his insight would really hit home 6 years later.

[@stellarusso6226]

If only the names would have been shorter like “Hamlet’s mom, Sue and her new man Joe have their friends Bob and Bill spy on Hamlet”, I would have followed along better in school. But by the time we have talked about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Horatio, and Marcellus, Ophelia, Polonius and Laertes, I’m like 🤪🥱😴With all due respect to the literary works, but between the names and the old English, I am sure many kids checked out during English Lit.

[@daisybtoes]

Only a few characters actually have Danish names: Rosenkrantz, Guildenstern and Osric. Gertrude is an anglicized version of "Gerde", and Hamlet's name comes from the old Viking legend of "Amlet". Yorick has a Scandenavian ring to it, obviously. The other characters have Latin names ( except for Laertes and Ophelia, who have Greek names) as it was common during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance for educated people to assume Latin names to show how learned they were. Names like Bernardo can be either Spanish or Italian, but the guards are not actually Danes. Likewise, Hamlet's pal Horatio, is not Danish, but probably German. Wittenberg University is in Germany, and Horatio doesn't seem all that familiar with Danish customs.

[@electricgepard2233]

@@daisybtoes Rosenkrantz could actually be german too, Same as guildenstern. Both are german words, as Tor Horatio, i dont really See a german influence.

[@rockybalboa6626]

One of my favourite Shakespeare plays

[@drjaydeepchakrabarty]

An excellent and flawless summary. More like this

[@fredbuchanan3060]

Kenneth Brannagh's film is superb. One of the best films ever made.

[@tomsandstrom338]

This video just saved my life.

[@weraarias9255]

The Ice Viper

[@squamish4244]

And people think GRRM is original for murdering his characters...

[@shortstuff780]

humm...poison sword....viper much....glass of poison wine...purple wedding much...haha similarities are greatness. grrm is the best writer of our time

[@Nickibee7192]

+akshay verma surely you mean Shakespeare is as you believe GRRM to have borrowed so many ideas?

[@shortstuff780]

Nick Brenton well i did say of our time, and i don't know about you...but i wasn't alive doing the time of Shakespeare, but yes i love how he borrowed a lot from Shakespeare and used it to help him, both are great

[@tomsandstrom338]

+akshay verma Everyone borrowed from Shakespeare.

[@squamish4244]

The Ice Viper Tolkien did, with his "I am no man" speech by Eowyn. Macbeth obviously.

[@theduckarmy1560]

Omg thank you! You saved me on my quarantine homework. The only thing i need to do now is find 6 main points. This was a life saver

[@MistaSmith]

I watched three summaries and this is the best. So yes, more!

[@ticleasorin3223]

This was amazingly good. I didn't expect this good of a video when clicking on it. Well done, good sir.

[@Pigeon_nnn]

Our professor told us to do a simple essay about Gertrude. I learned the major events but still didn't read the entire story, but this video definitely helped!!

[@loganagle746]

Can you make more videos like this where you summarize classic literature, potentially more Shakespeare, during the off-season for Game of Thrones? As much as everyone loves your GoT videos and as great as they are, I would love to see some alternate content on your channel during the off-season, and the Internet needs more videos like this. Any chance you will pursue that in the near future? Videos like these are a great benefit when it comes to the average joe becoming more educated on the history of literature.

[@AuntieNise]

This was fab. Seeing it for the first time and I feel perfectly prepared to enjoy it. Thanks so much.

[@LaLeeRu]

This is Brilliant! Please, please, please explain more Shakespearean plays! Thank you!

[@CompoundInterest-SG]

I liked this. I have watched the Hamlet film, and about half the plot went over my head because of the archaic language. I think this is a kind of play a modern English reader needs to sit down with the text of and a comprehensive glossary to fully comprehend. But until I get the time and will to do that, it is nice to at least know plot of this classic of Western literature.

[@SaintHierophant]

I would like to see more summaries like this.

[@SonnyNeal_]

Please do more of these kind of videos, genuinely interesting. Any chance you could do some of actual historical figures/events?

[@AltShiftX]

Sonny Neal Yup, I'm working on a history video.

Alt Shift X guess you never made that video...

[@AnthroKnowledgey]

I never really understood what all of the Shakespeare hubbub was about until I read Hamlet. Its one of those tales that makes you love and know good storytelling.

[@asyoz]

I would love to see more literature videos, and more Shakespeare videos. If you're taking votes - please do Merchant of Venice next, it's one of my favourite books. :D

[@nikola9999100]

Good job! This really helped me after literally not understanding a God damn thing when reading the actual book, you really did a great job with this video!

[@francescorossi9013]

Props to Horatio

[@ELMsAnightmare]

I had to connect a book about people performing Hamlet to the original Hamlet but I didn't know anything about it, so thanks for this very helpful video

[@warrengday]

Very good. Glad you used the Brannagh pictures. BTW The Ghost appears before R&G talk to Hamlet.

[@darkmacintosh]

Reading this in my AP Lit. class right now, thanks!!

[@dirtysheepdog]

Wish i had found this video 8 years ago when i needed it

[@guccifer764]

But was Hamlet secretly Euron?

[@kareneastman9552]

More Shakespear. Please. Wonderful job! A+!

[@mint6129]

Here for english class!! Thanks for this coz this should help me a lot

[@sixstringjakedestinyyoutub9454]

i LOVED the poison status 3:02 XD

[@matureblakwomanwright777]

I enjoyed this bit cause I didn't understand Hamlet. You can do more of these tidbits until Game of Thrones return. Thanks

[@sovietlemon]

It was so kind of you to grant him permission.

[@artmarashli]

Wow i would watch this all day, crazy good job and well done. Short informative and fun. Just good job!

[@bloodypadeater]

hey thanks 9 years later :)

[@jasleenbharij9030]

It's great...thanks for preparing me for tomorrow's Shakespeare class

[@victorhristov7489]

This shit took me whole summer to read and you explained it in 4 miutes... Congrats

[@Eggplanet96]

THIS WAS AMAZING pls do more of these. I have to read hamlet and now I have an idea of what's going on!

[@countlessmelanin8650]

ill admit, i'm here because of my college class but i am loving this.

[@protoeuropeanhistorian7369]

Monique Bruh How did it go

[@willshang9583]

wow great job, if only i find this when i was in 11th grade

[@PittsburghSonido]

Just saw this play directed by ted pappas in Pittsburgh. For my first time seeing Hamlet, I really enjoyed it. The acting was spot on and I could tell I was going to fall in love with Shakespeare, but the story means a lot more to me now that I have seen as an adult.

[@brainwasher9876]

Kudos for using the celebrated Branagh version's photos.

[@qwertyraoul]

Really great video, it has inspired me to finally read Hamlet. I hope to find an answer to all to questions you asked at the end.

[@tamima8629]

Hope you delve into the big historical events too

[@redwarpaint]

This is great, I'd love to see more summaries of classic novels and plays like this! Your style is perfect for distilling complex narratives in a fun and entertaining way. I'd be curious to see you tackle something like Catch-22!

[@DarkLadyJade]

I remember one time I was in class during a discussion of Hamlet, and I was the only one who said I didn't think Hamlet was actually crazy. he DID say he would pretend, and he just didn't seem to be acting crazy, to me. Everyone in class basically jumped on me, told me I was wrong and that I should shut up. So no wonder the 'Hamlet was crazy' theory persists so strongly. =P

[@protoeuropeanhistorian7369]

DarkLadyJade bunch of nerds woman

[@barnyelbourn4102]

Oh most pernicious woman!

[@myopenmind527]

Love the GOT PLAYLIST but really think you should tackle all of Shakespeare's plays too (no pressure!) Thanks for the superb Hamlet summary. 👍

[@ozaseph]

You have an amazing voice for commentating stuff (:

[@whyhasgodforsakenme4822]

I forgot to read it for my literature class which i'm gonna have in literally a minute so thaNks

[@thomasmaguire2215]

Great length, very succinct.

[@crippletron6879]

You should do a whole series on Shakespeare.

[@mr.himanshu8707]

really appreciating... awesome... short yet brief description... keep going